Pogonopoma parahybae

Pogonopoma parahybae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Pogonopoma
Species:	P. parahybae
Binomial name
	Pogonopoma parahybae; (Steindachner, 1877)
Synonyms
	Rhinelepis parahybae Steindachner, 1877; Pogonopomoides parahybae (Steindachner, 1877);

Pogonopoma parahybae is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraíba do Sul river basin, where it occurs in areas of mid to strong water current usually associated with rocky substrate.^[1] This species grows to a length of 26.3 centimetres (10.4 in) SL.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pogonopoma parahybae" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

↑ Quevedo, Rodrigo; Reis, Roberto E. (2002). Schaefer, S. A., ed. "Pogonopoma obscurum: A New Species of Loricariid Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Southern Brazil, with Comments on the Genus Pogonopoma" (PDF). Copeia. 2002 (2): 402–410. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0402:POANSO]2.0.CO;2.

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[quevedo-1] Quevedo, Rodrigo; Reis, Roberto E. (2002). Schaefer, S. A., ed. "Pogonopoma obscurum: A New Species of Loricariid Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Southern Brazil, with Comments on the Genus Pogonopoma" (PDF). Copeia. 2002 (2): 402–410. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0402:POANSO]2.0.CO;2.